It's on foot. It's amazing how quickly you find yourself in isolation. There's nobody here, just the baboons. The morning mist seems to be pretty determined not to lift. No sooner have I begun to make progress on my walk, then the path ahead goes com...
Day two, and rather worryingly, the weather doesnt seem to be improving. It also requires a painfully early start. Its an 18-kilometer round trip from the hotel to the summit, which most hikers tackle in one go, averaging eight to nine hours of stead...
It was a very thought of wandering these mountains that first attracted Brian. He's remained a firm fan even since. He's even written a book about the hotel's history and his experience here.-It's so different from anything else you can find anywhere...
For the Bushmen, it was this animal approaching that landed them in serious trouble. Zulu farmers chased the San further and further into the higher mountains, eventually pushing them out of the Drakensberg all together. -It is amazing to think that...
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-So,a pretty substantial herd of elephant...just a few feet away.And this is the fence...to protect us in our camp.Isn't that fantastic?But the real business of the wilderness experience doesn't start until the morning.And before that is the noises o...
-Thank you, John.-So now we can breathe out and start to relax. -It is voluntary in this area. No one is allowed to go in this land. No one is allowed to walk in this area as well yet. So, for the next three days, bascially that all 62,000 acres is y...
But before Y and I get any further,let's take a look at where we're heading.Frome Berg-en-Dal,before we'll drive follows the dirt track that leads into the Wolhuter wilderness area.My destination is the tiny and very basic trial camp,my place of refu...
-This is Burger dale, one of the main rest camps in the Kruger National Park, a sort of safe haven for humans if you will. But I am gonna take thing a little bit further and heading out into the bush on something called the volatile trail. It's a lit...
South Africa is a country that always creates an impression. We know of its diverse population, the troubled history of apartheid and its rebirth as a global travel destination. I've been a fan of this country for many years. But this is my chance to...